Hello, I'm Stephanie Pearmain, college professor and children's book creator and advocate! I spend my time editing, teaching (children's and YA literature), and overseeing Pine Reads Review, an online YA literature publication run by an incredible team of undergraduate interns at the University of Arizona. In addition to the work we publish online, our mission includes local outreach engaging our community through writing contests and other events.

I also do school visits where I empower children to love literature in customized presentations that showcase the rich diversity of children's literature, inspiring children to love the power of words and writing.

Teaching about literature for young people inspires my own writing. I am very excited and hopeful about my picture book and YA works in progress.

For those of you in Tucson: our Little Free Library is open for business on Tucson Blvd near Himmel Park!